From Nordland

Additional texteExhibition text: Peder Balke painted like no other. His landscapes often appear, as here, like mirages out of a greyish fog. His technique partly derived from his background as a decorative painter. There, for example, he had learnt to use the white ground as part of the motif. Instead of a brush, he largely used rags to create his subject. Exhibition text: Peder Balke målade som ingen annan. Hans landskap framstår ofta, som här, som hägringar i en grå dimma. Hans teknik har delvis sitt ursprung i hans bakgrund som dekorationsmålare. Där hade han t.ex. lärt sig att använda den vita grunden som en del av motivet. Istället för pensel använde han i stor utsträckning trasor för att skapa sina motiv.